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K-3
Jack and his sister embark on a series of adventures after discovering a special birthday gift, "The Think-a-ma-Jink--an imagination machine." This present, pictured as a box of loose metal parts, allows Jack to imagine himself as a monster, pirate, and other random things. Hyperactive cartoon illustrations are in tune with the eccentric, equally anything-goes plot.